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The House on Lily Street: A Murder Mystery
First edition
AuthorJack Vance
Cover artistStephen Fabian
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery
Set inOakland, California
PublisherUnderwood-Miller
Publication date
January 1979
Media typePrint
Pages195
OCLC6145064
813.54

The House on Lily Street is a novel by American author Jack Vance. It was published in the United States by Underwood-Miller in 1979 and again in 2002 as part of the Vance Integral Edition (VIE).

Plot introduction

A police detective investigates the murder of a solipsistic social worker who had sought the identity of the mysterious "Mr. Big", an extortionist who threatens welfare cheats with exposure unless he is paid off.

Publication history

First published in January 1979 by Underwood Miller, although believed to have been written in 1958 (http://www.integralarchive.org/biblio-2.htm)


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